Saturday, March 15, 2014

Ind. Courts - Wrap-up story on the five same-sex marriage challenges filed in SD Ind., starting on March 7th

Jill Disis has a lengthy story in this morning's Indianapolis Star on the now five lawsuits filed since March 7th in the Southern District of Indiana, challenging Indiana's prohibition against same-sex marriage.

Earlier ILB posts have linked to the complaints in each of these lawsuits.

The Star story also includes a helpful side-bar distinguishing the five lawsuits:

Bowling, Bowling and Bruner v. Pence, et al: In this lawsuit filed by a private law firm Friday, two of the plaintiffs, who were married in Iowa but live in Indianapolis, want state recognition of their marriage.

Fujii, et al. v. Pence, et al.: Filed by the ACLU of Indiana on Friday, plaintiffs include a widow who claims she was forced to pay inheritance tax on her dead wife’s property because they were not legally married in Indiana.

Baskin, et al. v. Bogan, et al.: Filed by Lambda Legal, a pro-LGBT organization, on Monday, this suit names three couples, including two women, one of whom is 78, who claim the state’s same-sex marriage ban creates a challenge for their end-of-life health care plans.

Love, et al. v. Pence, et al.: Filed by a private firm on March 7, this names four Indiana same-sex couples as plaintiffs, who either want to be married in Indiana or who want their marriages performed elsewhere legally recognized here.